tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864364.post7646238051366959720..comments2024-03-26T09:45:58.528-04:00Comments on Thoughts About K4D: About Peer ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864364.post-10065217506176781432008-05-07T15:37:00.000-04:002008-05-07T15:37:00.000-04:00Thanks amd.I see your point. Students and the rest...Thanks amd.<BR/><BR/>I see your point. Students and the rest of the world should recognize that peer reviewed information is but one kind of information, and it may be wrong as any kind of information may be wrong.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps more importantly, peer review works when it works because experts have learned ways to evaluate information -- the clarity of hypotheses, the appropriateness of the John Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363204598363726098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864364.post-59392783097792795602008-05-07T14:09:00.000-04:002008-05-07T14:09:00.000-04:00Hi - thanks for the thoughtful comment! I think t...Hi - thanks for the thoughtful comment! I think there is so much to value in peer review - the potential it offers for mentoring and learning that Historiann mentioned, and the ideas about expertise you articulate here both contribute to that value. My concerns come when it's presented to students (well, to anyone, but I see this most often with students) as a critical-thinking shortcut. That amdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006788946984295168noreply@blogger.com